The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Davis finished 590th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:45.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:54. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. 19:26 slower than at Hong Kong 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:18v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:47v median +0:05
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:40v median +0:33
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:44v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:49v median +0:30
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 7:13v median +2:26
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 7:09v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 905
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 905 men who finished.